Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy are in the audience watching a circus performance before the Girls are brought out. There's a monkey riding a miniature horse along with some canine performers. The men should be dressed up as clowns when they are performing with the horse. The song and dance isn't much. The girls as big babies is different. It's not necessarily funny but it's different. I do get the switcheroo from Charlie McCarthy's initial expectation. Normally, I don't see much of Charlie McCarthy. I don't mind their banter but it's not as sharp as I want it to be. All in all, it's interesting to see the dummy. Some of animal tricks are fun. That's it.
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Occasionally Charley is funny...but mostly it's just a bunch of variety acts and nothing more.
planktonrules8 March 2021
While Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charley McCarthy are supposedly the stars of this short, essentially "Bring on the Girls" is a variety show with a bit of Bergen and McCarthy tossed in for laughs. And, because the team only make up a bit of the film, I only enjoyed it a bit!
Edgar and Charley have come to some theater to meet some girls who are in the circus show. But before they can see them, they must watch a variety of acts which are presented rapid-fire. Some are animal acts, some are musical acts. Of the two, the animal acts were pretty enjoyable...the singing was a chore to endure. Overall, a very hit or miss short with a bit to like and a bit to lull you to sleep.
Edgar and Charley have come to some theater to meet some girls who are in the circus show. But before they can see them, they must watch a variety of acts which are presented rapid-fire. Some are animal acts, some are musical acts. Of the two, the animal acts were pretty enjoyable...the singing was a chore to endure. Overall, a very hit or miss short with a bit to like and a bit to lull you to sleep.
Early film appearance of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy.
classicsoncall8 December 2016
Warning: Spoilers
It occurred to me as I watched this fun little flick that Edgar Bergen looked mighty young to me compared to later appearances in TV variety shows I used to catch him in as a kid, but his sidekick Charlie McCarthy never seemed to age. I wonder why that is.
Well this one has Edgar and Charlie commenting in between acts of a variety show. The one that really blew me away was the pony with the monkey riding on his back, but the clincher was when the horse got up on a revolving platform and ran around on it in the opposite direction of the platform's spin and managed not to fall off! I think the PETA folks today would have a canary over that one, but this horse made it through the act safely enough.
There were a couple of impressionists on tap also, but the 'bring on the girls' portion was a bit underwhelming, in as much as the Alice Murphy Quintuplets were not quite as dainty as the Radio City Rockettes, if you know what I mean. But they were pleasantly entertaining enough for the limited duration of their act.
Well this one has Edgar and Charlie commenting in between acts of a variety show. The one that really blew me away was the pony with the monkey riding on his back, but the clincher was when the horse got up on a revolving platform and ran around on it in the opposite direction of the platform's spin and managed not to fall off! I think the PETA folks today would have a canary over that one, but this horse made it through the act safely enough.
There were a couple of impressionists on tap also, but the 'bring on the girls' portion was a bit underwhelming, in as much as the Alice Murphy Quintuplets were not quite as dainty as the Radio City Rockettes, if you know what I mean. But they were pleasantly entertaining enough for the limited duration of their act.
Spend A Few Pleasant Moments With Mr. Bergen & Mr. McCarthy
Ron Oliver21 September 2002
A Warner Bros. Vitaphone Short Subject.
Charlie McCarthy wants the vaudeville show to BRING ON THE GIRLS, but there are a few other acts to sit through first.
Short & amusing, this is an enjoyable little film to watch. McCarthy steals the show with his remarks to ever-patient Edgar Bergen. Torelli's Circus, with its trained horses, dogs, monkeys & mule is fun; radio impressionists Jerry Goff & Jack Kerr have not fared too well with time's passage. When they finally arrive, Alice Murphy's Quintuplets (a spoof of the Dionnes) provide pleasurable poundage.
Often overlooked or neglected today, the one and two-reel short subjects were useful to the Studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents, both in front & behind the camera. The dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film, something akin to writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel. Economical to produce in terms of both budget & schedule and capable of portraying a wide range of material, short subjects were the perfect complement to the Studios' feature films.
Charlie McCarthy wants the vaudeville show to BRING ON THE GIRLS, but there are a few other acts to sit through first.
Short & amusing, this is an enjoyable little film to watch. McCarthy steals the show with his remarks to ever-patient Edgar Bergen. Torelli's Circus, with its trained horses, dogs, monkeys & mule is fun; radio impressionists Jerry Goff & Jack Kerr have not fared too well with time's passage. When they finally arrive, Alice Murphy's Quintuplets (a spoof of the Dionnes) provide pleasurable poundage.
Often overlooked or neglected today, the one and two-reel short subjects were useful to the Studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents, both in front & behind the camera. The dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film, something akin to writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel. Economical to produce in terms of both budget & schedule and capable of portraying a wide range of material, short subjects were the perfect complement to the Studios' feature films.
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